Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

Several strange figures approached Sino Royal Palace from the direction of the eastern forest.

Leading them was a hunched-over old man—Poro disguised as the Crimson Witch.

Behind him, four Sino soldier corpses with vines growing out of their seven orifices and flowers blooming on their heads walked with grotesque, twisting movements.

They carried a delicate and beautiful crystal coffin on their shoulders, sunlight shining upon it, shimmering with iridescent light.

Under the veil of light, no one could clearly see the appearance of the person inside the coffin!

Further behind the coffin, a soldier wearing Sino armor, with an iron mask, carried a long sword at his waist wrapped in cloth, obscuring its specific style.

They were heading towards a small path beside the city wall that led directly to the royal palace.

Many fully armed guards stood watch before that gate.

Ordinary city residents did not pass through here, so… this special team did not attract much attention.

Only… those with special status could enter and exit from here.

“This is the King's insignia.”

Poro spoke in the Crimson Witch's hoarse voice, raising a golden badge in his hand. The two guards carefully examined it before returning the badge.

“Please enter, Your Excellency. Her Majesty the Queen has been waiting for a long time.”

The two guards nodded, stepping aside to allow the group to enter.

“Mm.”

Poro didn't say much, lowering his head as he entered the palace grounds.

As he passed the two guards, he glanced out of the corner of his eye.

As expected, both guards wore ribbons around their necks, but their magical fluctuations were hidden, as if… waiting for a moment to be activated.

After Poro and the others entered the palace, the two guards closed the iron gate.

Holding long spears, their eyes stared unblinkingly at the empty surroundings, showing no signs of laziness or drowsiness.

This was not due to magic, but… the result of their original training.

Even in the Sino Kingdom, people like them were among the rare elite.

But…

They did not see that in the distance, a patch of ordinary grass suddenly fell and slowly rose again.

Although there was no wind, the grass and shrubs rustled.

No!

It was… a series of footprints, emerging from the soil beneath the grass!

It was a person!

An… invisible person was walking across the ground beside the palace!

And this series of invisible footprints extended from the eastern forest all the way to the palace Poro and the others entered, lingering for a long time at the entrance Poro passed through!

In other words… after Poro and the others left the eastern forest, some kind of invisible presence had been following them!

The invisible footsteps reached a completely deserted part of the forest, and a man's cough could be heard.

The light and shadows in the air twisted strangely.

The next moment, a person, as if removing a completely invisible hood, revealed a man's head, full of beard and small scars, looking weathered and like he had once been a soldier.

He took out a cigarette from inside the invisible cloak and placed it on his chapped lips.

“Snap—”

A flame leapt from the lighter, igniting the cigarette. He took a deep drag.

The man's sunken eyes still held a dense, lingering fatigue. He sighed and turned his head again, looking towards the palace Poro had entered.

The next moment, a faint purple light shone in his eyes as well!

But the purple in his eyes was not quite the same as the dwarves'; it was a… richer color, even tinged with scarlet!

At the same time, the muscles all over his body twitched violently, but then gradually subsided.

“He came out of the forest…? And went to the palace? Did the witch in the palace make a move?”

The man was silent, the cigarette in his mouth gradually shortening under the burning heat.

Finally, he lowered his head and spat out the burnt cigarette butt, again muttering to himself:

“No, no, that's too weak, like it's been diluted many times. Besides, that's not one of the dwarves!”

As he spoke, he seemed to grab something behind him. The sound of clothes rubbing came from the empty space. Then, the man's head was again covered by the transparent object.

A series of footprints began to extend into the forest.

“The dwarves' aura disappeared in the forest. Did the Sino people do it? Or the Boron people? Either way—this has helped me a lot.”

The erratic voice spoke, moving like a ghost.

Gradually shrinking, disappearing.

“No matter what, I will definitely save you…”

…

Poro used magic to control the four vine monsters summoned in advance by the Crimson Witch, walking into the palace.

Along the way, with the Queen's decree, no soldiers came to inquire.

And the Crimson Witch had often entered and exited the palace in the past, so her appearance also avoided many inquiries.

As for the magic to control the vine monsters, it was not complicated.

This was also thanks to the Crimson Witch's advance summoning. If Poro had to summon a vine monster out of thin air, it would be much more complicated!

Poro spent more time on auxiliary practice for the body swapping magic.

“Your Majesty the Queen.”

Poro entered the palace and saw the Queen sitting on the throne.

He had also taken the time to observe the Queen's appearance in the Sino Kingdom's capital—

She was indeed an妖异beautiful woman.

As for the “King,” without any “outsiders” seeing, he was just leaning against an ordinary chair on the side.

With the Queen completely losing the desire to perform.

The King of the Sino Kingdom, with his head tilted, eyes vacant, and even a trickle of clear saliva flowing from the corner of his open mouth,

Was clearly a puppet that had lost control!

“Well done, Crimson.”

The Queen's face held undisguised joy.

She couldn't wait to walk to the crystal coffin, carefully examining Snow White inside. Her eyes instantly overflowed with undisguised jealousy, but then, this jealousy was gradually replaced by ecstasy!

“Good, very good, very good indeed!”

She raised her head and laughed loudly. After a long while, she stopped laughing, although the corners of her mouth were still uncontrollably rising:

“Crimson, once this contract is completed, I will immediately begin preparations to ascend to… that supreme existence!”

She opened her arms, and under her magic, the candles throughout the palace suddenly flared up.

Even Poro, who was just beginning to learn magic, could sense that this was no ordinary pressure!

The Queen stroked the surface of the crystal coffin, looking entranced at the iridescent colors revealed within, and slowly said:

“When I open my eyes from such a beautiful crystal coffin, I will possess everything—peerless beauty that will make all life submit at my feet.

The greatest duke has already died, and the last voices of opposition have been extinguished. When the King kneels before me at that moment…

I will sit high upon this throne, wearing the dazzling golden crown!

At that time, no one under this sky will be able to resist me.”

As the Queen spoke, a bound ribbon on her wrist lit up slightly. The next moment, invisible fluctuations covered the entire palace.

A group of white-armored guards silently walked to the palace door. Several of them closed the door and locked it tightly.

Then they went to the four corners of the room, gripping the weapons in their hands.

These were the last of the palace's elite. Poro also saw that before the palace doors closed, the outside of the palace was also surrounded tightly.

All the soldiers had a sparkling ribbon wrapped around their necks!

“Begin, I can't wait any longer.”

As the Queen spoke, she walked to the other side of the palace. On the ground, there was also a coffin. It was also well-made, but not made of crystal. Instead, it was made of black wooden planks and was not transparent.

The Queen stroked the coffin, a look of delight flashing across her face:

“My past will be buried underground. After I am reborn—that distant meeting is no longer important. I will understand the Crown of Magic and personally… reach above that realm!”

The Queen laughed loudly, waving her hand. The ribbon wrapped around her hand flew towards the distance—

Wrapping around the neck of the King, who was crooked and lying on the back of the chair.

After hearing the Queen's words, many doubts arose in Poro's heart, but in the current situation, these doubts were destined to remain unanswered.

He simply lowered his head slightly in the Crimson Witch's appearance and said:

“As you wish, Your Majesty the Queen.”